Section 248 — Housing Act 2004: Timing and location of things done electronically

Timing and location of things done electronically 248 1 The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision specifying, for the purposes of any of Parts 1 to 4 or this Part, the manner of determining—

a the times at which things done under any of Parts 1 to 4 or this Part by means of electronic communications networks are done;

b the places at which things done under any of Parts 1 to 4 or this Part by means of such networks are done;

and c the places at which things transmitted by means of such networks are received.

2 The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the manner of proving in any legal proceedings—

a that something done by means of an electronic communications network satisfies any requirements of any of Parts 1 to 4 or this Part for the doing of that thing;

and b the matters mentioned in subsection (1)(a) to (c).

3 Regulations under this section may provide for such presumptions to apply (whether conclusive or not) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

4 In this section “ electronic communications network ” has the meaning given by section 32 of the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).